Algarve football prodigy Tiago Ilori loaned to Granada
Algarve-raised centre-back Tiago Ilori has completed a loan move to Spanish club Granada, where he will remain until the end of the season in the hope of getting regular action
Silves lynx released in Spain
Yet another lynx born in captivity at the Silves Iberian Lynx Reproduction Centre has been released into the wild, this time in the Guadalmellato area in Andalusia, Spain. Announcing the
Quiet earthquake
It happened just before 6pm on Monday, 12 kilometres west-northwest of Alcoutim, but according to IPMA, the Portuguese institute of sea and atmosphere, no one felt it and there was
Rebelo de Sousa not likely for president
Former PSD chief Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has announced that he is an unlikely candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in 2016 – mainly due to the “lack of support”
“Joe” Pearce de Azevedo, the Algarve’s ‘Mr Tourism’, dies aged 83
Known to so many simply as “Joe”, José Manuel Teixeira Gomes Pearce de Azevedo, OBE – 35 years Honorary British Consul to the Algarve and the man The Times newspaper
Police warn of “blood-bath” as government investigates November riot
As the Public Prosecutor opens an inquiry into last November’s police riot on the steps of parliament, union boss Paulo Rodrigues dubs it a “witch hunt” that could well lead
Bank wins landmark mortgage ruling
An appeals court in Évora has overruled a landmark case in Portimão that gave hope to all householders in danger of defaulting on mortgage payments. The Tribunal de Relação (TRE)
Million euros worth of hashish found floating in the Guadiana
Almost a million euros worth of hashish has been found floating in the Guadiana river, near the Odeleite river mouth, last Sunday (January 19). The drug, weighing almost a ton-and-a-half
Civil servants feel the pinch
Today’s the day (January 20) public sector workers feel the pinch of the government’s controversial wage cuts. Civil servants receive their January salaries today with all the reductions outlined in
Faro turns student-friendly
In collaboration with the University of the Algarve, Faro Câmara has come up with ambitious plans designed to make the city more student-friendly. One of the first is to turn